Largefin croaker (Johnius macropterus)

Scientific name: Johnius macropterus Bleeker, 1853

Largefin croaker (Johnius macropterus)

The Largefin croaker (Johnius macropterus) is a marine fish of the family Sciaenidae. Native range: Indo-West Pacific, India and Sri Lanka eastward to Thailand and Malaysia and south to New Guinea.

Biology

Dorsal spines (total): 11; Dorsal soft rays (total): 29-34; Anal spines: 2; Anal soft rays: 7

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Johnius macropterus
Family
Sciaenidae (Drums or croakers)
Order
Perciformes (Perch-like fish)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
25.0
Common length
18.0
Depth range
30 m (98 ft)
Environment
Marine; demersal; depth range ? - 30 m
Climate
Tropical
Distribution
Indo-West Pacific: India and Sri Lanka eastward to Thailand and Malaysia and south to New Guinea.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Uses
Fisheries: commercial
Resilience
High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)

Sources

Taxonomy, distribution and biology data: FishBase (Froese, R. and D. Pauly, eds.), licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

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